Use-after-free in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2020-17417
Published: September 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47154
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17417
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the handling of the Annotation objects while processing AcroForm. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17417
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 10.1.0.37527
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 10.1
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 10.1